Haruko Sugimura Movies

A small-town boy with a learning disability attempts to fit in with his classmates.

A film commemorating the 25th anniversary of Hibari Misora's performing career. Written by Matsutaro Kawaguchi for Hibari Misora to celebrate her...

Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

This film is strongly anti-war film. The film is based on the collection of writings by Japanese student soldiers who died during World War II. The...

A retired actress whose husband has recently died visits her summer home. There she has encounters with old friends and acquaintances who bring...

Though plagued by ill health all his life, a young Japanese man is obligated to fulfill his family's longstanding military tradition.

An extremely lovely tribute to Ozu, on the 20th anniversary of his death. It uses a combination of footage from vintage films and new material (both...

Once an average and seemingly ordinary Tokyo girl, she suddenly finds herself as a TV star owing to her discovery by a casting company, which noticed...

Part 2 starts where the first film ended, with Iemon disposing of the bodies of his wife and Kohei, marrying upward, and being blackmailed by the...

A fishing union depends on two brothers to make up the losses caused by the dishonest captains they replaced.

Sanae is left a widow after her prestigious husband dies, but holds the proceeds of a million yen insurance policy. Being childless, her former...

An episodic film about life in and around a rural police station and the people it serves.

One day a company executive learns that his younger brother, whom he recommended, embezzled company funds. To save the situation he withdraws his...

A silk mill worker living through a dark and twisted youth… What is chastity? A powerful work that speaks to society through the anguished...

Young Setsuko Fujino begins a new job at Tokyo Chemical Company. She likes her boss, Ippei Hitachi, and enjoys serving him tea, despite the fact that...

Reputedly based on Frank Capra’s 1939 film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, A Descendant of Tarô Urashima is about a repatriated soldier who...

Inochi uruwashi

In a rural district of Tokyo, the owner of a farm is abandoned by his two daughters who are attracted to the life of the big city.